HR 5419 119th Congress

Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act

Latest Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Sponsors

Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

R — NJ

Summary

Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service to study and report on any barriers to and staffing needs for completing timely reviews of requests for communications use authorizations. (These are requests for easements, rights-of-way, leases, licenses, or other authorizations to locate or modify a transmitting device, support structure, or other communications facility on public lands or National Forest System land.)

Actions

2026-03-04T00:00:00

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2026-03-03T00:00:00

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

2026-03-03T00:00:00

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2026-03-03T00:00:00

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2352)

2026-03-03T00:00:00

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2352)

2026-03-03T00:00:00

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5419.

2026-03-03T00:00:00

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2352-2353)

2026-03-03T00:00:00

Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

2026-02-24T00:00:00

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.

2026-02-24T00:00:00

Committee on Agriculture discharged.

2026-02-24T00:00:00

Committee on Agriculture discharged.

2026-02-24T00:00:00

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-516, Part I.

2026-02-24T00:00:00

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-516, Part I.

2026-02-11T00:00:00

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

2026-02-11T00:00:00

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2026-02-11T00:00:00

Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

2025-12-11T00:00:00

Subcommittee Hearings Held

2025-12-04T00:00:00

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

2025-09-17T00:00:00

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2025-09-17T00:00:00

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2025-09-17T00:00:00

Introduced in House

2025-09-17T00:00:00

Introduced in House

Policy Areas

Public Lands and Natural Resources

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